While doing one or the other, a smart player would try to keep the balance by not gaining a lot of fat and not losing a lot of muscle mass in the process.

This is the problem with light weight and high reps: It contributes to losing way more muscle mass than expected.

A helpful approach for some people

If you have earned your muscle mass with sweat and tears, you would think about it twice before doing something that will reverse all of your hard work.

So, if you’re planning on cutting after a bulking phase, chances are you don’t want to reduce your muscle mass in the process, and the best modification you can add to your routine is through your diet.

If you keep it up with low reps and high weight while reducing your carbohydrates, you will still lose some muscle mass, but not nearly as much as you will after a low weight high rep routine.

So, if you’re a hard gainer and if you don’t want your muscle mass affected in the process, try modifying your diet before switching the style of your routine.

However, that doesn’t mean doing high reps is useless or forbidden when it comes to cutting.

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